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Hurricane
Gert
was detected miles off the US east coast, heading into the open Atlantic on August 16 What is Hurricane Gert? Hurricane Gert is a weather system moving across the Atlantic that has gained strength from the warm tropical waters. Typical for this time of year, the hurricane is currently....

Temperatures in London are set to heat up over the next few days after a week of patchy
and a drizzly Monday morning. weather Londoners awoke to a murky start on Monday after days of changeable weather which saw a mix of sunshine, rain and thunder. Hopes had been raised that today could become the....

Time to enjoy the summer… at last (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Put away your anoraks, because the UK is finally set to get a bit of decent weather. At the tail-end of what has been a few months of miserable weather, the Met Office has suggested that we might be in for an Indian Summer.

Tipperary has been warned to brace itself for torrential downpours as it feels the effects of the tailend of Hurricane
Gert
this week. With heavy rain overnight on Sunday and into this Monday morning leading to spot flooding, the forecast is for more of the same. A Yellow Rain Warning is scheduled to remain in place for most of this week.

PARTS of Britain are set to bake in 28C sunshine this week as Hurricane
Gert
brings in warm weather as forecasters predict a glorious Indian summer. The Met Office also says there is a 55 per cent chance September could be “very warm” in its three-month forecast.
Hurricane Gert is bringing some hot weather our way.

CNN Library (CNN) -- Here is a look at the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Facts: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The National Weather Service defines a hurricane as "an....

PARTS of Britain are set to bake in 28C sunshine today as Hurricane
Gert
brings in warm weather as forecasters predict a glorious Indian summer. The Met Office also says there is a 55 per cent chance September could be “very warm” in their three-month forecast.
Hurricane Gert is bringing some hot weather our way.

A rainfall radar image from Met Éireann at 1pm on Sunday showing rain clouds sweeping across the country. Photograph: Met Éireann
Thundery and heavy downpours are spreading across the Ireland this afternoon as the aftermath of Hurricane
Gert
sweeps over the country.

The remnants of Hurricane
Gert
have arrived.
The heavy rain is already moving across Ireland. Source: Dark Sky HEAVY RAIN IS forecast for most of the country today as the remnants of Hurricane Gert reach this side of the Atlantic. is in effect with localised flooding expected in many areas, and....

Heavy rain is forecast to hit Devon on Sunday afternoon as the tail-end of Hurricane
Gert
arrives in the UK from across the Atlantic. The weather front has weakened as it made its way from off the coast of the United States, and is expected to bring rain followed by warm and humid weather later.

. Met Eireann have issued a weather warning for 19 counties.
Hurricane
Gert
is poised to bring misery to Ireland with a heavy and thundery downpours. As the menacing weather front closes in, Met Eireann have issued a weather warning for 19 Irish counties. The alert comes into force at 12 noon today and remains in place until 4pm on Monday.

Met Eireann has issued a weather warning for Offaly and a number of other counties from tomorrow afternoon until Monday. The rainfall warning comes as the weakened Hurricane
Gert
gets close to Ireland. However, the remnants of the hurricane will still impact on Irish weather this weekend.

A WEATHER WARNING has been put in place for a number of counties from tomorrow afternoon until Monday afternoon. The warning comes as Hurricane
Gert
passed the US east coast last week and made its way to Iceland. The hurricane is expected to have lost strength by the time it gets close to Ireland,....

People enjoy the warm weather on Southsea Beach in Hampshire. Hurricane
Gert
is upon us, but instead of being blasted by 100mph winds and storms, Britain is set for its warmest day of the month. The Met Office has said the storm will mix with mid-atlantic weather systems before hitting Britiain’s coastline today.

Temperatures could soar early next week as the tail-end of Hurricane
Gert
brings tropical weather to parts of the UK. According to forecasters at the Weather Channel, the storm will push very humid air across Britain. This will bring a heavy rain in the north and west, followed by a blast of warmth as it becomes fresher and drier into the week.

NOAA Reiss Smith Tropical storm Harvey wind speed probabilities Tropical storm Harvey has arrived in the Caribbean and is set to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and the offshore islands of northern Venezuela today. The latest advisory from the NOAA warns that Harvey....

Met Éireann warns heavy rain will bring a risk of flooding from Sunday.
has issued a countrywide yellow weather warning for heavy rain and possible flooding starting on Sunday. The warning comes as the aftermath of Hurricane
Gert
moves across the Atlantic towards northwest The forecaster....

“There’s still some uncertainty with regards to where it’ll fall the heaviest. At the moment it looks like Ulster, Connacht and west Munster are in the firing line, especially areas on higher ground,” Ms Walsh added. It appears there will be around 20-24mm of rain across the country while some....

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